Multimedia Journalist

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SUMMARY

An Emmy-winning journalist with more than seven years of experience reporting and anchoring for local television news, and two years of producing longform features. Passionate in thetechniques required to achieve an engaging, interactive visual story.

EXPERIENCE

2013 – Present

Reporter, KIRO, Seattle, WA.•cover housing, labor, and education in the Puget Sound area•gather and promote breaking news and general assignment stories via social media•plan and create interactive content for the web•experiment with new technology in delivering video news

2010 – 2013

Reporter/Fill-In Anchor, WREG, Memphis, TN.•covered crime, government waste, education in the Mid-South•delivered breaking news coverage, including through social media•advocated for viewer in “on your side” branding•shared breaking news in live shots, and on Twitter and Facebook•discussed important political stories as a guest on a weekly talk show•edited stories on Final Cut Pro in the field when necessary

2009 – 10

Reporter/Weekend Anchor, KXXV, Killeen, TX.•cover breaking news, report breaking stories in government, business, education, crime and the military in Central Texas•enterprise engaging stories ahead of the competition•perform daily live shots•develop and cultivate relationships with sources•anchor and help write weekend newscasts

2008 – 09

Political and Environmental Reporter, Huffington Post and Earthzine, San Francisco, CA•covered political events and green technology issues in the San Francisco Bay Area for an online national audience•produced text, photo and video elements for the Web•followed 2008 presidential elections throughout the Southwest

2008

Multimedia Fellow, News 21 – Carnegie and Knight Fellowship, Los Angeles, CA•sought stories in under-the-radar swing state regions critical to the 2008 election•shot footage with Sony PD 150 and wrote documentary on a Democratic resurgence in Texas•edited piece on Avid into a 12-minute feature that aired on KLRU, Oct. 2008

2006 – 08

Supervising Producer, Impact – USC news magazine show, Los Angeles, CA•received 2007 nationwide College Television Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for Outstanding News Magazine Show•managed six episodes per year, demanded high quality and strict deadlines for 30 long and short features from 20 graduate students at USC•re-envisioned graphic identity and show open, wrote, shot and hosted episodes

2006 – 08

News Intern, APTN, Hong Kong/ABC, Hollywood, CA/KPIX, San Francisco, CA•interviewed subjects in the studio and in the field with Sony PD 170 for APTN, and JVC HD camera for World News with Charles Gibson and ABC Web site•assisted camera crews on shoots, logged tape, wrote shot lists, and edited pieces offline

EDUCATION

2006 – 08

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CAMA degree in Broadcast JournalismAnnenberg School for Communication, Dean’s Scholar